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Chinese Internet users up to 210 million
Jan 18 2008 6:26PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Chinese government said Friday its Internet population has soared to 210 million people, putting it on track to surpass the U.S. online community this year to become the world's largest.
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Sprint Nextel to cut jobs, close stores
Jan 18 2008 6:25PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Sprint Nextel Corp.'s stock plunged Friday after the wireless carrier said it will cut 4,000 jobs and close 125 retail locations in response to a steep drop in its customer base.
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Training cited in lethal explosion
Jan 18 2008 3:21PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Mojave spaceship builder whose workers died during a test last summer didn't offer proper training, California occupational safety inspectors said Friday.
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GPS adds dimension to online photos
Jan 18 2008 2:44PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - To plan an upcoming hike in the Alps, John Higham scoured scores of photos plotted along his route on a digital map for clues to the steepness of trails and the availability of accommodations or camp sites.
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GPS adds dimension to online photos
Jan 18 2008 2:44PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - To plan an upcoming hike in the Alps, John Higham scoured scores of photos plotted along his route on a digital map for clues to the steepness of trails and the availability of accommodations or camp sites.
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GPS adds dimension to online photos
Jan 18 2008 2:44PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - To plan an upcoming hike in the Alps, John Higham scoured scores of photos plotted along his route on a digital map for clues to the steepness of trails and the availability of accommodations or camp sites.
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Microsoft hires industry veteran as CIO
Jan 18 2008 1:08PM (CT)
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. has turned to an executive at The Walt Disney Co. to fill a vacancy created when the software maker fired its chief information officer.
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IBM forecasts strong earnings
Jan 18 2008 11:33AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Stellar performance overseas prompted IBM Corp. to upgrade its outlook for 2008 despite economic uncertainty at home, raising the question of whether an increasingly diverse IBM still should be considered a bellwether for other U.S. tech companies.
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IBM forecasts strong earnings
Jan 18 2008 11:33AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Stellar performance overseas prompted IBM Corp. to upgrade its outlook for 2008 despite economic uncertainty at home, raising the question of whether an increasingly diverse IBM still should be considered a bellwether for other U.S. tech companies.
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FCC resumes testing of Internet devices
Jan 18 2008 11:18AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators said they will try again to test prototypes on Jan. 24 for transmitting high-speed Internet service over unused television airwaves.
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Wipro's quarterly profit rises 11 pct
Jan 18 2008 11:00AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's third-largest software company Wipro Ltd. said Friday that its net income for the October-December quarter rose 11 percent from a year ago due to strong outsourcing orders.
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AMD shares climb after upbeat 4Q results
Jan 18 2008 10:57AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Considering the devastating two years Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has endured, investors braced themselves for more bad news in the fourth quarter after rival Intel Corp. disappointed Wall Street with lackluster results.
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Google gets into philanthropy game
Jan 18 2008 2:06AM (CT)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Google Inc.'s philanthropic arm is making more than $26 million in new grants and investments in organizations and companies devoted to causes that the Internet search leader believes will help make the world a better place.
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Nintendo tops video game sales in 2007
Jan 18 2008 1:59AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Fueled by the success of Nintendo Co.'s Wii and Microsoft's "Halo 3," more video games were sold in the U.S. in 2007 than in any other year, with retail sales hitting $17.94 billion, according to the NPD Group.
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Data lost on 650,000 credit card holders
Jan 18 2008 1:43AM (CT)
PLANO, Texas (AP) - Personal information on about 650,000 customers of J.C. Penney and up to 100 other retailers could be compromised after a computer tape went missing. GE Money, which handles credit card operations for Penney and many other retailers, said Thursday night that the missing information includes Social Security numbers for about 150,000 people.
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Time Warner links Web prices with usage
Jan 18 2008 1:42AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Time Warner Cable will experiment with a new pricing structure for high-speed Internet access later this year, charging customers based on how much data they download, a company spokesman said Wednesday.
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